Highlights
Lance Armstrong, born Sept. 18, 1971 in Plano, Texas, is a champion professional cyclist, who has won the Tour De France seven times (every year between 1999 and 2005) in his career. Armstrong is also notable for overcoming testicular cancer and has a charitable foundation, which is well-known for its yellow Livestrong bracelets. Armstrong also won the UCI Road World Championships and United States National Road Race Championships in 1993. (Photo GETTY IMAGES)
Lance Armstrong, born Sept. 18, 1971 in Plano, Texas, is a champion professional cyclist, who has won the Tour De France seven times (every year between 1999 and 2005) in his career. Armstrong is also notable for overcoming testicular cancer and has a charitable foundation, which is well-known for its yellow Livestrong bracelets. Armstrong also won the UCI Road World Championships and United States National Road Race Championships in 1993. (Photo GETTY IMAGES)
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Mail Call - May 22
“Kristin Aleshire, Mr. Don Munson, I thought you all were going to do a little bit better job than what you are doing now, talking about raising taxes. First thing the city needs to do is quit spending. You give a $1,000 bonus to all the city...Tags: Mexico, Freedom of the Press, Politics, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Operation Fast and Furious
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Mail Call - Jan. 25
“Concerning the incident with Lance Armstrong, the cyclist, to think I had faith in him, that he was telling the truth all along, when in fact he wasn’t. I realize we all make mistakes in life, and we just need to go on with our life. But...Tags: U.S. Congress, Leukemia, Carole Lombard, Barack Obama, Republican Party
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The cycle in confessions of a doper go round and round
Like many people, I’ve been watching the whole Lance “Oh, You Meant THOSE Drugs” Armstrong situation with some degree of interest. This is because I was a huge Lance Armstrong fan back when he was racing, so now I’m trying to...
Tags: Cycling, Tour de France, U.S. Postal Service, Oprah Winfrey, Floyd Landis
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Local bike shop owners have mixed feeling about Lance Armstrong
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comScott Gordon, owner of River City Cycles, a bicycle shop in Williamsport, still has a picture of Lance Armstrong on his wall, and despite the cyclist’s recent confession that he used performance-enhancing drugs, Gordon has no plans to take it down....Tags: Cycling, Lifestyle and Leisure, Testicular Cancer, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Tour de France
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Lance, I thought I knew ya'
I don’t know in whom I am more disappointed, me or Lance. In case you missed it, Lance Armstrong, seven-time winner of the Tour de France and all-around superhuman athlete and hero to many, admitted to doping to improve his performance during...Tags: Cycling, Tour de France, Livestrong Foundation, Oprah Winfrey, Sports
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Oprah: Armstrong interview 'intense'
Associated Press"Emotional" doesn't come close to describing Lance Armstrong's conversation with Oprah Winfrey — an interview that included his confession about using performance-enhancing drugs to win seven Tour de France titles, Winfrey said Tuesday. She...Tags: Laws, Cycling, Frankie Andreu, Testicular Cancer, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency
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2012 Year in Review: July and August
Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment in a six-part series compiled by staff writer Tim Koelble looking back at some of the biggest local, regional and national stories of 2012. JULY 1 - Austin Golden throws a five-inning no-hitter as...Tags: Little League Baseball, Michael Phelps, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Baseball, Serena Williams
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Cycling's governing body strips Armstrong of 7 Tour de France titles
Associated PressForget the seven Tour de France victories. Forget the yellow jersey celebrations on the Champs Elysees. Forget the name that dominated the sport of cycling for so many years. As far as cycling’s governing body is concerned, Lance Armstrong is out...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Tour de France, Alberto Contador, Discovery Communications, Inc., International Cycling Union
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Mail Call - Sept. 3
“I’m calling about the U.S. debt. I feel that if the people who commit crimes and get life sentences plus 100 years, etc., should go ahead and be executed, to save the amount of money we’re spending to take care of them, and that any...Tags: Parties and Movements, Government Health Care, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), George W. Bush, Politics
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Roger Clemens acquitted on all charges
Roger Clemens was acquitted Monday on all charges that he obstructed and lied to Congress in denying he used performance-enhancing drugs to extend his long career as one of the greatest and most-decorated pitchers in baseball history. Fierce on the...
Tags: New York Yankees, Tour de France, Crime, Law and Justice, Brian McNamee, Cy Young Award
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Keeping your mind strong, helps keep your body strong
"First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then the transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination." — author Napoleon Hill Any good coach will tell you...Tags: Facebook, Vehicles, Health, Marathon, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Some personal thoughts on fitness
Editor's note: This column originally ran on Nov. 16, 2009. "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he ..." — Proverbs 23:7 Any good coach will tell you that to win a game, it has to be won in the mind way before you get anywhere near the...Tags: Cycling, Periodicals, Defense, Facebook, Entertainment
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